judge

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\ ˈjəj  \

Definition of judge
 (Entry 1 of 2)
: one who makes judgments: such as
a: a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court
b: one appointed to decide in a contest or competition : UMPIRE
c: one who gives an authoritative opinion
d: CRITIC
eoften capitalized : a tribal hero exercising leadership among the
Hebrews after the death of Joshua

judge
verb
 

judged; judging

Definition of judge (Entry 2 of 2)
transitive verb
1: to form an opinion about through careful weighing of evidence and
testing of premises
2: to form an estimate or evaluation oftrying to judge the amount of time
requiredespecially : to form a negative opinion aboutshouldn't judge him
because of his accent
3: to hold as an opinion : GUESS, THINKI judge she knew what she was
doing
4: to sit in judgment on : TRYjudge a case
5: to determine or pronounce after inquiry and
deliberationThey judged him guilty.
6: GOVERN, RULE —used of a Hebrew tribal leader
intransitive verb
1: to form an opinion
2: to decide as a judge

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Noun

judgeship \ ˈjəj-ˌship  \ noun

Verb

judger noun

Synonyms for judge

Synonyms: Noun

 adjudicator, 
 arbiter, 
 arbitrator, 
  referee, 
 umpire

Synonyms: Verb

 adjudge, 
 adjudicate, 
 arbitrate, 
 decide, 
 determine, 
 referee, 
 rule (on), 
 settle, 
 umpire
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Verb

INFER, DEDUCE, CONCLUDE, JUDGE, GATHER mean to arrive at a mental

conclusion. INFER implies arriving at a conclusion by reasoning from
evidence; if the evidence is slight, the term comes close to surmise.  from
that remark, I inferred that they knew each other  DEDUCE often adds
to INFER the special implication of drawing a particular inference from a
generalization.  denied we could deduce anything important from human
mortality  CONCLUDE implies arriving at a necessary inference at the
end of a chain of reasoning.  concluded that only the accused could be
guilty  JUDGE stresses a weighing of the evidence on which a conclusion
is based.  judge people by their actions  GATHER suggests an intuitive
forming of a conclusion from implications.  gathered their desire to be
alone without a word 
Examples of judge in a Sentence
Noun She's one of the strictest judges in the state. He served as a judge at
the baking contest.